"Endings of one rook and pawns are about the most common sort of endings arising on the chess board. Yet though they do occur so often, few have mastered them thoroughly..."
🔸 Jose Raul Capablanca
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 5
"I prepared some line but actually before the game I just didn’t like it and decided to call it a day – just a normal day for me!" - Radjabov
The #FIDEWorldCup final matches didn't get off to the fastest of starts :)
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/fide-world-cup-final-1-a-normal-day
The #FIDEWorldCup final matches didn't get off to the fastest of starts :)
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/fide-world-cup-final-1-a-normal-day
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FIDE World Cup Final, 1: A normal day
“I prepared some line but actually before the game I just
didn’t like it and decided to call it a day – just a normal day for me!” That
was Teimour Radjabov’s battle cry after repeating the first 26 moves of a draw
with Ding Liren from this year's Shamkir…
didn’t like it and decided to call it a day – just a normal day for me!” That
was Teimour Radjabov’s battle cry after repeating the first 26 moves of a draw
with Ding Liren from this year's Shamkir…
22.Rxc8? [Ganguly misses a golden opportunity to gain huge advantage.]
[22.Nb3! Clearing the d4–square for the bishop in order to attack the misplaced Black's queen. 22...axb4?? (22...Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Qa7 24.Nxa5+–) 23.Bd4! Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Qd6 25.Bc5 Qe5 26.Bxe7+–]
22...Bxc8 23.b5=
[22.Nb3! Clearing the d4–square for the bishop in order to attack the misplaced Black's queen. 22...axb4?? (22...Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Qa7 24.Nxa5+–) 23.Bd4! Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Qd6 25.Bc5 Qe5 26.Bxe7+–]
22...Bxc8 23.b5=
Michael Tal is usually considered in conjunction with Alexander Koblenz. But Valentin Kirillov was also quite often the second-champion of the ex-world champion. Many years later, he wrote a book of memoirs about his friend, which immediately became a rarity!
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"The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it."
🔸 Aron Nimzowitsch
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West German grandmaster Robert Hübner, pictured at the Tilburg Interpolis tournament, October 1986.
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever - 6
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Ding Liren's strategic masterclass against Teimour Radjabov's risky opening choice in the second game of the #FIDEWorldCup final.